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EX6200 MAC translation as seen by router

astrojohn
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EX6200 MAC translation as seen by router

Config:  EX6200 connected to ASUS RT-N66U router.  I've found my new Samsung TV only provides "localhost" as its ID so the router logs hundreds of error messages per day and the only current solution is a static address.  Changing the TV ID onscreen doesn't work in the current version of Samsung's firmware.  I set the static address in the TV and the router is happy. 

 

Here's the question:

 

The router sees translated MAC addresses from the EX6200 so do I setup the static reservation in the router with the translated address or the true MAC address of the TV?  I currently have the true MAC inlcuded but I see the translated address in the netowrk map.  Doesn't seem to matter as long as the IP address is reserved.

 

 

John

Model: EX6200|AC1200 WiFi Range Extender
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DarrenM
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Re: EX6200 MAC translation as seen by router

Hello astojohn

 

I would use the mac address that the router is seeing.

 

DarrenM

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astrojohn
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Re: EX6200 MAC translation as seen by router

Tnx Darren, apparently my RT-n66u doesn't seem to care if I set aside the static addresses or not - it seems to just work around anything setup as static in the device itself.

 

Can you answer another question for me:  after I installed the latest firmware, I can no longer turn the Netgear Logo LEDs off - The webpage tells me they're off but they remain on.  Any thoughts?

 

 

John

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DarrenM
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Re: EX6200 MAC translation as seen by router

astrojohn 

 

It just could be a issue after you loaded the firmware I would say factory reset the device see if this resolves this.

 

DarrenM

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